Robert Englund is an American actor, singer, voice actor and director who first rose to popularity playing the horribly burned serial killer Freddy Krueger in the horror suspense television film series A Nightmare on Elm Street in which he starred the Pirates of the Caribbean leading actor Johnny Depp. His role as Freddy Krueger fundamentally changed his acting career and from there he has made countless notable appearances on both television and the movie screens and it wasn’t long before he found his well-deserved place in showbiz. He has received multiple awards and nominations, winning the 1995 Fantafestival Award for another horror thriller film series The Manglerdirected by Tobe Hooper. Before his fame, he appeared in some of Hollywood’s top-rated films, including Star Wars , Eaten Alive , and Galaxy of Terror .

In addition to his prowess as an actor, Englund has also been praised for his exceptional language skills and has been chosen to voice for various animated series such as Justice League , The Batman , The Spectacular Spider-Man , and The Super Hero Squad Show . In the last few years of his career, he focused more on directing films. After the release of his directorial film project, he delivered his first direct-to-DVD film Killer Pad in 2008 and 5 years later he returned to production to direct another horror thriller piece titled The Vij .

Born name

Robert Barton Englund

nickname

Robert

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Glendale, California, USA

Residence

Laguna Beach, California, United States

nationality

training

He went to California State University, Northridge at the age of 12 to study acting . Robert also attended the Cranbrook Theater School located in Bloomfield Hills before going to the University of California, Los Angeles where he studied for 3 years.

He transferred to Oakland University in Michigan and began training at the Meadow Brook Theatre.

occupation

Actor, voice actor, singer, director

family

• Father – John Kent Englund (Aeronautical Engineer)
• Mother – Janis MacDonald (Aeronautical Engineer)
• Siblings – Unknowns
• Others – Clyde Carl Englund (paternal grandfather),Virginia Belle Jorgensen (paternal grandmother), Robert Millar McDonald (maternal grandfather), Mary Martha McClelland (maternal grandmother), Martha/Mattie (great-grandmother)

Manager

Robert Englund will be represented by Stephen Lo, Joe Rice Talent Group.

Genre

Soundtrack

instruments

Life

labels

unknown

To build

Slim

Height

178.5 cm (5 ft 10.25 in)

weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Robert Englund has dated –

1. Elizabeth Gardner (1968-1972) – Robert Englund had dated nurse Elizabeth Gardner and the two officially decided to tie the knot in 1968. They later decided to call him quits and divorced in 1972 after four years of marriage.
2. Nancy Booth (1988-Present) – He met set designer Nancy Booth while making his directorial debut for the horror-thriller film 976-EVIL in 1988. Shortly after meeting over the production, the two began dating and had im officially tied the knot that same year.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Swedish, Danish, Scottish, English and German ancestry.

hair colour

salt and pepper

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long jaw
• Downward nose
• Thin Lips

brand promotion

He hasn’t endorsed any brand yet.

Known for

His famous character portrayal of the psychotically burned victim and murderer Freddy Krueger in the hit film series A Nightmare on Elm Street

As a singer

Robert lent his voice to the song Are you ready for Freddy? in the film, A Nightmare in Ulmenstraße 4: The Dream Master in 1988.

first movie

In 1974 he made his big screen debut as Whitney on Buster and Billie .

First TV show

In 1977, Robert Englund made his first TV show appearance in an episode titled Mystery of the Fallen Angels of the serie, The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Gar.

Robert Englund favorite things

• Pet – Dogs
• Movies – Brian de Palma’s Sisters Jack Clayton’s The Innocents Roman Polanski Rosemary’s Baby , Lucky McKee’s May and Bill Paxton’s Frailty

Robert Englund Facts

1. He began acting at a local children’s theater at the age of 12.
2. Shortly thereafter, he made notable cameos in the hit films Star Wars , Eaten Alive , and Galaxy of Terror . He has acquired further projects and successfully completed numerous appearances in film and television.
3. He is one of only 3 actors who have portrayed a horror character 8 times in a row.
4. Opposite his character as Freddy Krüger, his make-up artists had described Robert’s personality as “so friendly” and “chatty”, which made their job a bit more challenging. Freddy Krueger’s makeup took about 4 hours or more.
5. Visit his official website @ robertenglund.com.
6. Connect with Robert Englund on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.